Clifton Collins, Jr.
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Collins Jr. at the New York Film Festival movie premiere of Capote. |
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| Birth name | Clifton Craig Collins Jr. |
| Born | June 16, 1970 Los Angeles, California |
Clifton Collins, Jr., also known as Clifton Gonzalez-Gonzalez (born June 16, 1970 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor.
Collins Jr. is the grandson of Mexican actor Pedro Gonzalez-Gonzalez. He first broke through the mainstream in 1997 with a performance as gang thug César Sánchez in the film One Eight Seven. In 1998 he enchanted and amused small screen audiences in Ray Bradbury's cult Latino film The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit. He next portrayed a hitman for the Mexican drug cartels in the 2000 ensemble drama Traffic. In 2005, Collins won rave reviews for his subtle portrayal of killer Perry Smith in the fact-based film Capote. He starred in 2006's Dirty alongside Oscar winner Cuba Gooding Jr.. Collins starred on FX Networks' show Thief. Collins also played a supporting role on FX Networks' The Shield, as undercover ICE agent Hernan. He also has a small role in 2006's Babel, directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu.
Collins Co-Produced the film National Lampoon's TV: The Movie in which he plays Officer Sanchez along side of Jacob Vargas in TJ COPS.
Collins also plays the animated character Cesar Vialpando in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
- The Perfect Game (2007)
- Babel (2006)
- Dirty (2005)
- Capote (film) (2005)
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004) (VG) (voice)
- Mindhunters (2004)
- American Girl (2002)
- The Rules of Attraction (2002)
- The Last Castle (2001)
- Road Dogz (2000)
- Traffic (2000)
- Price of Glory (2000)
- Tigerland (2000)
- Light It Up (1999)
- The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit (1998)
- The Replacement Killers (1998)
- One Eight Seven (1997)
- Dead Presidents (1995)
- The Stoned Age (1994)
- Poetic Justice (1993)
- Menace II Society (1993)
- Fortress (1993)